Amtrak Acela Express 2163 is seen accelerating over Sharon Hill. This grade used to require helper sets for heavy freights in the New Haven steam days but today is barely noticeable to modern pass... (more)

Amtrak Acela

Amtrak's flagship passenger train, the Acela, is seen here navigating the sweeping elevated curve at Claymont, DE. Running at up to 150 mph, Acela high-speed trains travel b... (more)

Acela's No. 2015 and No. 2016 meet in Glenoldnen, PA, catcing the very last light of day.

Acela train 2167 passing through South Norwalk.

Get your shots now, it won't be that long before these trains are gone and the next generation is the new norm.

An Amtrak Acela speeds past Attleboro, MA.

On a cold November morning, AMTK 2015 flys through the Fairfield Metro Station. This is a Boston to Washington D.C. Acela train.

An Amtrak Acela Express flies past Morris tower bound for Philadelphia.

A north bound Acela Express makes a late evening station stop at the renovated Wilmington Train Station, also known as the Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station.

Acela in the Morning Light: Acela Express Train 2150 rounds the curve at the east end of Metropark Station on Thursday, October 5, 2017.

The new kids on the block

Just south of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, an Amtrak Acela Express, led by No. 2015, is captured southbound with the expanding city skyline serving as ba... (more)

A northbound Acela Express races through Perryville, MD catching the last light of day crossing the Susquehanna River while en route to Wilmington, DE and points north.